Philipp Raimund (born 23 July 2000) is a German ski jumper and representative of the club SC 1906 Oberstdorf. He won a bronze medal in large hill competition at the 2023 European Games.[1][2]
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 Raimund in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 2000 Göppingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SC 1906 Oberstdorf | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 220 m (720 ft) Oberstdorf, 24 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 4 (1 individual, 3 teams) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 2 March 2024. | |||||||||||||||
Career
editRaimund made his debut in the Alpen Cup competition in 2015. In January 2017, in his first start in the FIS Cup, he took 7th place in the large hill competition in Zakopane.[3] He took part in the 2018 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and won the gold medal in the team competition (with Justin Lisso, Cedrik Weigel and Constantin Schmid). During the competition on 4 March 2018, he scored his first points in the Continental Cup, taking 21st place. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, he again won the gold medal in the men's team (with Luca Roth, Kilian Märkl and Constantin Schmid).
On 29 December 2019, he made his debut in the World Cup, taking 34th place in the competition in Oberstdorf held as part of the 68th Four Hills Tournament. He finished the tournament in 50th place. At the 2020 World Junior Championships, he won a bronze medal in the men's team. In the individual competition he finished 7th, and in the mixed team he took 4th place.[4]
On 22 January 2022, Raimund took 27th place in the World Cup competition in Titisee-Neustadt, thus gaining his first career points at the highest level. A day later he took 19th place. A day later, he improved his best result, taking 19th place.[5]
On 11 December 2022, Raimund achieved his first victory in the Continental Cup in Vikersund. His second victory followed shortly afterwards on 18 December in Ruka. He received a place in the German squad for the 2022–23 Four Hills Tournament and finished the tournament in 13th place.[6] Since then, Raimund regularly competes in World Cup competitions. The following week, Raimund reached third place with the German team in Zakopane on 14 January 2023, making it his first time on a World Cup podium. His best individual World Cup result to date was fifth place on 18 February 2023 in Râșnov.
In the 2023–24 season he was able to establish himself as a permanent member of the German World Cup squad. On 11 February 2024, he reached the podium in an individual competition for the first time with second place on the large hill in Lake Placid.[7]
Personal life
editThe German footballer Luca Raimund is Philipp's cousin.[8]
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season [9] | Tour Standings | ||||||
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| Overall | 4H | SF | RA | W5 | T5 | P7 | |
| 2019/20 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 44 | N/A |
| 2020/21 | — | — | — | N/A | — | N/A | — |
| 2021/22 | 62 | — | — | — | N/A | — | |
| 2022/23 | 30 | 13 | — | 37 | N/A | — | |
| 2023/24 | 19 | 11 | 18 | N/A | |||
References
edit- ^ "Philipp Raimund - Career Information". FIS. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Raimund, Philipp". berkutschi.com.
- ^ "Philipp Raimund - 2016-2017 Season". FIS.
- ^ "Philipp Raimund - 2019-2020 Season". FIS.
- ^ "Philipp Raimund über seinen größten Erfolg und die Olympiaschanzen in Peking". FIS. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "71st Four Hills Tournament - Results" (PDF). FIS.
- ^ "Philipp Raimund - 2023-2024 Season". FIS.
- ^ "Skispringer im Wintersport-Podcast: Raimund über seine Höhenangst, Gaming und viel Positivität". sportschau.de.
- ^ "Philipp Raimund – Cups". fis-ski.com.